RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 65-73.

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Investigation on Indoor Radon Levels in some Parts of China

Wang Chunhong1, Pan Ziqiang2, Liu Senlin1, Yang Mingli3, Shang Bing4, Zhuo Weihai5, Ren Tianshan4, Xiao Detao6, Yang Weigeng7, Li Fusheng8, Zhou Kaijian9, Wu Jinhai5, Xuan Zhiqiang10, Tu Yu11, Ge Liangquan12   

  1. 1. China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413;
    2. Science and Technology Commission CNNC, Beijing 100822;
    3. Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Engineering and Merallrugy, CNNC, Beijing 101149;
    4. National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Beijing 100088;
    5. Fudan University, Shanghai 200032;
    6. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China,Hunan Hengyang 421001;
    7. Zhejiang Province Environmental Radiation Monitoring,Hangzhou 310012;
    8. The Radiation Medical Institute,SAMS,Jinan 250062;
    9. Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Shijiazhuang 050021;
    10. Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hangzhou 310051;
    11. School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Suzhou University,Jiangsu Suzhou 215123;
    12. Chengdu University of Technology,Chengdu 610059
  • Received:2012-12-13 Online:2014-03-20 Published:2025-01-03

Abstract: The paper reports the method and main results of investigation on radon in dwellings in some parts of China. Measurements of indoor radon concentrations were performed in one province and seven cities for one year, with every 3 months for one period, corresponding to spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons, using solid state nuclear track detectors. It involves 2 029 dwellings in total, and the population of the cities accounts for 12% of China. The investigation shows that the range of indoor radon concentrations is 5.3—183.0 Bq·m-3, the average values with sample-weighted and population-weighted are (32.6±5.2) Bq·m-3 and (30.7±4.3) Bq·m-3 respectively. Radon concentrations in dwellings with different building ages, types and materials in urban and rural areas were compared in this paper, and seasonal variation of radon in dwellings were compared also.

Key words: indoor, radon, investigation, comparative analysis, NORM

CLC Number: 

  • R144